SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The 2018 Cal State San Marcos men's track & field schedule has been released by 19th-year head coach Steve Scott.
 
CSUSM opens the outdoor season with its own meet, the Mangrum Invitational, on Saturday, Feb. 24. UC San Diego, Point Loma and Cal State Dominguez Hills are just a few of the schools that have committed to participating in the meet.
 
"Since there are qualifying standards to get to conference, our entire season is geared around getting our student-athletes qualified," Scott said. "There are also qualifying standards to get to Nationals and to get that, the student-athlete needs to be ranked in the top 20 in the nation. 
 
"That is what we are peaking for."
 
The Cougars will compete in eight meets in March and April, with the Steve Scott Invitational on April 27-28 being their last meet in preparation for the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Championships.
 
The 2018 CCAA Women's Track & Field Championships will be held at Al Brenda Track at Warrior Stadium on the campus of Stanislaus State in Turlock, Calif. This will mark the first time CSUSM will be eligible to compete in the race finals since becoming full-fledged members of the NCAA Division II this past summer.
 
CSUSM hopes the postseason will continue with a trip to the NCAA Division II Championships at Irwin Belk Complex in Charlotte, N.C. on May 24-26.